waiting list
noun
: a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)
Examples of waiting list in a Sentence
I'll put your name on the waiting list.
Recent Examples on the Web
There's a waiting list for Newlab at Michigan Central, the building next door meant as an innovation incubator, and Ford employees will soon move to the campus.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2024
Almost 100,000 working families are on a waiting list for subsidies, according to Children at Risk.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
There are more than 90,000 Americans on the kidney transplant waiting list, more than 37 million Americans are living with kidney disease, and about 807,000 Americans are living with kidney failure, according to the American Kidney Fund.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024
Health care: Britain’s National Health Service, which provides free health care to everyone, is plagued with long waiting lists for everything from dental care to cancer treatment.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2024
Almost 100,000 working families are on a waiting list for subsidies, according to Children at Risk.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
There are more than 90,000 Americans on the kidney transplant waiting list, more than 37 million Americans are living with kidney disease, and about 807,000 Americans are living with kidney failure, according to the American Kidney Fund.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024
Health care: Britain’s National Health Service, which provides free health care to everyone, is plagued with long waiting lists for everything from dental care to cancer treatment.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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